thinkcooper opened this issue on Dec 03, 2008 · 177 posts
MikeJ posted Mon, 08 December 2008 at 1:47 PM
I still say the vast majority of that poll was centered around the idea of how they can make CP more profitable, not how they can make Poser, itself, the application, better.
From one end to the other, with the exception of a few questions regarding Poser's core application, the theme is "Content". Meaning, of course, Content Paradise. And, IMO, all but maybe two or three questions could be interpreted as trying to find how people want to use CP purchases within Poser.
I found the questions themselves unsatisfying, to say the least. Let's hope this isn't ALL they're considering for how to improve Poser.
Consider this:
There was a question regarding if the interface should be more "traditional". The interface - let that sink in for a minute. That would be a huge undertaking!
Many people over the years have requested a more traditional interface, and on the surface it would appear they may be considering granting that request.
However, many, many people over the years have also asked for even rudimentary modeling tools within Poser, yet I couldn't help but notice there was no question about that.
Why? If they're considering a whole new interface, putting some polygon creation/editing tools in there would be a relative stroll through the park. Every 3D code monkey and his brother could write a simple 3D modeling program, so I'm sure SM could handle it.
So, why not ask if we want 3D modeling tools inside Poser itself?
That answer is simple - the less easy it is for people to make their own stuff, the more likely they will buy other people's stuff, namely CP's stuff.
Or maybe they'll be encouraged to buy Shade....
One might suggest question number ten is along those lines: "How important would it be to customize characters by creating your own morph targets?"
But then again, we already CAN do that. Are they considering removing that functionality?
Or is that just a question sloppily added as filler by someone with marketing on the brain?
That's just one example from the conspiracy theory department. ;-)
This was largely a CP poll masquerading as a Poser poll. I believe they realize new versions of Poser will continue to be bought as long as they make at least minor improvements. I also believe they realize that there's FAR more money to be made in supplying Content. I almost believe future versions of Poser might be limited to using only Content Paradise content...
I believe the vast majority of their efforts will be spent on improving the add-on Content they want to sell, and the way in which future Poser deals with said Content.
Yeah, I said I was through adding to this thread, but...